The peace talks were even more tedious than Yan Shi had imagined. The humans simply demanded that the aliens behave themselves and stop raiding and cannibalizing people in the safe zone. The aliens' demand was simply to give them human children.

"Then you need to ensure the child's personal safety."

“Agreed.” The alien nodded.

"To meet children's educational and survival skills needs."

“Okay.” The alien species nodded again.

"We must not distort children's worldview and outlook on life. As adults, they need to be able to get along with other humans."

"No problem, we won't brainwash them into committing crimes against humanity."

The aliens agreed so readily that humans began to doubt their motives.

Why are you so fixated on human children?

"Because we can't have children. If we could, we wouldn't need you."

The reasons are so compelling that they cannot be refuted.

Both parties sign a contract in the presence of a sorcerer skilled in curses; the party who violates the agreement will suffer the consequences of the contract.

Anyway, once it was given the title of sorcerer, Yan Shi believed it would be useful.

Humans funded the construction of a Dawn School outside the safe zone, bringing in orphans from the rescue station, along with staff and teachers. The alien species needed to ensure the safety of these people.

The campus is equipped with surveillance cameras, and students and staff wear GPS tracking and recording devices. Every day when food is delivered to the cafeteria, everyone's safety is checked.

The contract is only considered complete after all the details, such as ensuring that children can contact the safe zone immediately if anything happens, and that the hotline is available 24 hours a day, are confirmed.

At this point, no matter how detailed the arrangements are, it's impossible to completely plan ahead. The children who are assigned to Shuguang School will receive guaranteed job opportunities and a substantial social subsidy in the future, while the staff will receive high salaries and insurance as compensation.

Yan Shi wanted to apply for a dormitory supervisor position. She thought about it all the way and thought it was feasible. She even had a plan on how to persuade Zhuang Zhao. In the end, Zhuang Zhao nodded and agreed.

"Didn't you used to dislike me always dealing with other species?"

"That was before. Now your black hole has finished its unstable growth period, so there's no need to worry about it going out of control and backfiring. Besides, you're bored at home anyway. Being a dorm supervisor isn't tiring, and you can listen to gossip and watch the excitement, occasionally playing the role of a righteous messenger. You can just quit when you get tired of it. With enough money, there will always be brave people, so there's no worry about finding a successor."

"You've said everything I wanted to say." Yan Shi felt no sense of accomplishment; all his mental preparation had been for nothing.

No, I don't think so.

"Of course there is. That's all I wanted to say. If this were a humanities exam, you would have gotten full marks."

"I deliberately omitted the clause about raising salaries."

"That's also a perfect score. Usually, the big questions have four or five sub-points, and you get full marks if you answer three or four correctly."

"It seems I could have gotten a good grade if I had chosen the right essay."

Yifan heard that Yanshi was going to be a dormitory supervisor at Shuguang School, so he also wanted to go to Shuguang School.

“But the dormitory supervisors work in three shifts. I spend less time at school than you do in class. Besides, the students at Shuguang School are all children from the shelter, so they have to live in the school dormitories.”

Yifan hesitated, and so did Yanshi. There were dozens of disadvantages to Yifan going to Shuguang School, but it wasn't without its benefits. It is said that one is born in hardship and dies in comfort. The experience at Shuguang School was something that one could not experience in an ordinary school or with ordinary classmates.

However, she only thought about it; the risk was too high and not worth it.

"Moreover, Dawn School is a closed school, and students are not allowed to leave unless the school organizes group activities."

Yifan was immediately advised to quit; it was more important to go home every day.

Just as they had persuaded Yifan to quit, they heard Zhuang Zhao say that he was also going to Shuguang School for a temporary post.

Why are you getting involved?

“I’m taking a long-term view. You’ll need a driver when you come back, right? Picking you up is the same as picking you up, and I can also get some salary by doing a temporary job.”

"And what about your job?"

"It won't interfere with my work; my working hours are already quite flexible."

"Alright, you have to pick me up anyway, so don't overwork yourself, or I won't take care of you if you get sick."

"I'll take care of you."

"I suspect you're cursing me to get sick."

"Can't you think of anything good in your little head all day?" Zhuang Zhao poked her head, and Yan Shi took the opportunity to throw herself into his arms, and the two of them started playing around.

Yifan: I can't bear to look.

The two greeted Si Yue, who then greeted the person in charge, who in turn connected with the two. Yan Shi was the dormitory supervisor, responsible for the early shift, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Zhuang Zhao was filling a vacancy as a chemistry teacher for the middle school group.

"Prepare your lessons carefully, and don't mislead the students," Yan Shi warned in advance.

"Back in the day, I was a top student. Even if someone didn't learn it, it was because they didn't learn it well, not because I didn't teach it well."

Since it will take some time to build Dawn School, we might as well just clean up an abandoned high school near the safe zone, which can be put into use in half a month.

At the end of March, while other schools had been in session for almost a month, Shuguang School only officially started classes.

The brand-new educational model lays a solid foundation for elementary school students and enhances their skills in middle school. It offers rich interest cultivation, top-notch teaching resources and environment, and is a completely free education funded by the government. If it weren't for the uncertainty of the alien species, many parents would want to send their children here.

When they weren't in class, the two of them would take walks together. It was their high school, and although it didn't quite match their memories, seeing the playground reminded them of the playground in their memories, seeing the cafeteria reminded them of the cafeteria in their memories, and seeing the dormitory reminded them of the dormitory in their memories.

Yan Shi talked on and on, able to recall anything from anywhere. Zhuang Zhao listened quietly, occasionally responding with a few words of agreement.

“Our high school has two canteens. The canteen for the second and third year students has a long, high staircase in front of it. Sometimes when we finish eating, it is sunset, and we sit on the staircase to chat and enjoy the view.”

"Our high school was dilapidated. During the first year of high school, the dormitories were not properly furnished. Sixteen people shared a room, with two people sleeping on three beds. After classes started, there were twelve people in one room, and we had to go to the hot water room to get hot water."

"Once, after self-study, I went to get hot water. It was raining heavily outside, and I was thinking of not going, but my roommate encouraged me, and I impulsively put on my outer clothes and rushed out. I ran all the way, and my school uniform was soaked. But it was these moments of impulsiveness that connected my memories. Otherwise, when I look back, I can't remember anything at all."

"Do you have any vivid memories from your school days? I keep bringing them up, it sounds like I'm abusing you."

"No way, I just love hearing you say these things. It's like those times I wasn't a part of are replaying in my life."

"Just like you said, my high school years, and even the whole period before I met you, were so uneventful that it was as if nothing interesting happened in plain water."

"You're exaggerating. Surely there are a few things you remember vividly."

Several faces suddenly flashed through Zhuang Zhao's mind.

"No." He looked at Yan Shi and shook his head with a smile.

"Or should I tell you what happened after I saw you?"

"Alright, let me hear what an older sister is like through the eyes of a younger brother."

"There's no such thing as an older sister, that's called ageless beauty. I've already said that although my education is decent, my word choice and sentence structure are really not good."